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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Robert Panyard, Livonia, MI (US);
Lawrence William Staley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 26 ; 134 30 ; 134 34 ; 134 37 ;
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, machining chips (34) left in the slots (31) of an end face commutator (28) of a motor's rotor (20) are removed using a high-pressure water spray. The windings (26) of the rotor (20) are substantially shielded from water spray by the rotor (20) being located within a cavity (42) of a pallet carrying the rotor (20). Any water which gets on the windings (26) is dried by a brief application of heated forced air.